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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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